Kelly Pear: this is the most prolific fruit tree in our orchard. It reliably produces 4-5 bushels of fruit a year. I bought this tree from an old orchardist in Ball Camp, GA some sixteen years ago. He specialized in old Southern varieties of apples and pears. I’ve not found any other reference to this variety. It never achieves a softness that would be good for eating fresh. But it cooks well and makes a nice perry.
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Reading this weekend: Pawpaw: in search of America’s forgotten fruit, by Andrew Moore.
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Has Delores had an opportunity to try ’em? I’ve often wondered if fallen apples and pears that might be cast aside wouldn’t be very welcome to our piggy friends.
Well this gets back to the concept of gleaning. Yes, we get down in the weeds and harvest fallen fruit for the pigs. Last year I set up a number of fermenters to feed the mash and cake to the pigs. They loved it.
And the pork probably tastes better… win, win 🙂